Gleb Volgin

13, trumpet, Moscow, Russia

Gleb studies with professor Yuri Zhivov at Children’s Music School named after I.Stravinsky (Moscow). He was  prize-winner of the III Silver Trumpets Open All-Russian Competition-Festival for Young Wind and Percussion Instruments Players named after V. Blazhevich (Moscow 2011, I prize), VI, VII and VIII Open District Festivals for Young Brass Wind Instruments and Brass Ensemble Players named after M. Tabakov (Moscow, 2013, 2014, 2015 - I prize), V Moscow Open Competition for Young Trumpet Players named after M. Tabakov (2013), VI A. Goedicke Open District Music Festival (Moscow, 2013), Moscow Starlets Children Art Festival (2013), IV Y. Dolzhikov Moscow Competition-Festival for Young Wind and Percussion Instruments Players (2015), III Zelenograd Childhood Suite All-Russian Competition of Children and Youth Instrumental Performance (2015), V Magic Lyre Moscow City Competition for Young Musicians (2015), V Chrystal Tuning Fork All-Russian Festival-Competition for Young Musicians (2015), II Northern Fanfares Moscow Open Festival of Wind Music (2015), V Music Hopes Interregional Competition for Performers (Moscow, 2015). Gleb was scholar of the Moscow Government (2013-2014) and The New Names Interregional Charity Social Fund (2014).

At his free time Gleb is fond of swimming, playing football and hockey; his hobbies are designing and video recording; he went in for sambo wrestling and army hand-to-hand combat.

Performance program at the 16th International Television Contest for Young Musicians 'The Nutcracker':

Round I

Ch. Gounod.  Mephistopheles serenade from the opera Faust
А. Goedicke. Concert etude for trumpet and piano

Round III

D. Shostakovich. Romance from the music to the film The Gadfly
G. Dinicu – J. Heifetz. Hora staccato

Round III

J. B. Arban. Carnival of Venice


Eliminated in Round I of the 16th International Television Contest for Young Musicians 'Nutcracker'.